Schools and districts across the country have been thrust into the political limelight as they grapple with sometimes competing policy messages about the education of transgender and gender expansive students. Drawing on 2 years of survey data from families of transgender and gender expansive youth in one mountain state, this article uses critical trans politics to examine the ways the current policy climate aligns with the supports schools provide. Results suggest that parents desire policies and practices that transform cis-heteronormative school structures, and they recognize that policy is often limited in its ability to affect the material experiences of youth in schools. We therefore argue that a focus on bathroom bills and policies regarding trans accessibility have distracted from a conversation that needs to be elevated to address broader structural issues and should ultimately be driven by families and trans youth.

全国各地的学校和地区已陷入政治关注，因为他们努力应对有关变性和性别膨胀学生教育的有时相互竞争的政策信息。本文基于一个山区州的跨性别者和性别膨胀的青年家庭的2年调查数据，利用批判性跨性别政治研究了当前政策环境与学校提供的支持相一致的方式。结果表明，家长渴望改变顺式非正规学校结构的政策和做法，并且他们认识到，政策影响青少年在物质上的体验的能力通常受到限制。